Lunark (2023)

Canari Games

Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

3.14 from 14 ratings

78 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 43 backlogged · 15 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Lunark is a 2D cinematic platformer in the vein of '80s and '90s classics. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through mysterious alien ruins, a flying penitentiary, a high-tech megalopolis, and a majestic forest.
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Release dates

  • Mar 30, 2023 (Worldwide) Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
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pixelcrypt

Review pixelcrypt 3/5 · Apr 29, 2023

Solid sci-fi cinematic platformer

Lunark is a pixel art sci-fi cinematic platformer. It is fairly short, but it was quite good. The animation was particularly excellent with rotoscoped cutscenes. The overall level design is also solid and it has a wide variety of interesting locations. You play in a series of semi-open world levels, which has secrets to find - giving some exploration gameplay. …

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Lunark is a pixel art sci-fi cinematic platformer. It is fairly short, but it was quite good. The animation was particularly excellent with rotoscoped cutscenes. The overall level design is also solid and it has a wide variety of interesting locations. You play in a series of semi-open world levels, which has secrets to find - giving some exploration gameplay. The story is also interesting and well conceived.

The actual gameplay feels pretty clunky, especially the platforming. The character feels very heavy and it has a huge delay on input commands. It still manages to be fun, but I wish it was more responsive.

The game is a bit overpriced and pretty short, but I do wish there were more cinematic platformers being made and I could tell a lot of heart went into it. Probably wait for a sale, but definitely check it out.

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